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Minho couldn't keep the smile on his face from growing. For the first time he is officially bringing Taemin over to meet the two most important people in his life: his niece and brother in law which to him, acted more like a brother. He couldn't stop himself from replaying the things that Jonghyun had said to him the night before. Because unlike his parents his hyung was acceptant of who he is and who he wants to become. Minho is forever grateful for the older, who took him in when his own blood and flesh thinks of him as nothing more than a dirty freak: why can't they accept him for who he is?

It pains Minho, yet he knew that wallowing in self-pity won't do him any more good. The young 22, trying to make his parents understand is unnecessary since he is already surrounded by people who cares and accepts him. Minho is very thankful for the shorter elder who accepted him with no questions asked.

"Since I know you're never going to bring the subject up. I'll take it as my duty to do so; when are we gonna meet him?" Minho doesn't realise that the comment made by the older was towards him and when he does he ends up choking on air and running for a glass of water.

'What did he say?'

Yes, he is very much aware how it was Jonghyun he first confessed to about his uality, even before his dear sister. Although it did puzzle the even more frog like looking other as to why Jonghyun said what he said. 'Wait, I haven't even told him about, Taemin.' The younger recalls, utterly bewildered

"Don't look at me as if you've just seen a ghost. I'm not stupid plus the fact that you've grown up with me make it all the more easier to know that those smiles of yours have been getting wider. Ever since you began taking Minyoung to school they have grown. It puzzles me how your jaw hasn't fallen off yet," Minho wanted to hit himself was he really that obvious? Although he smiles at the emphasise of how long he and his hyung have known each other.

"So if my theory is correct... it's the teacher isn't it?" The elder states with a smirk the ones Minho currently hates because he wasn't far from the truth. His head hung low as the blood began to tint his cheek beet red.

"It’s the assistant teacher." He confesses in a low voice making the older smile before shrugging his shoulders.

"I was close".

The closeness between the two hasn't always been like this. Because of the 2 year elder Jonghyun, the boy which resembled a rare breed of puppy mix with a dinosaur, Minho felt like he was losing his best friend; his sister. The younger would act cold towards the much shorter elder. He hated the fact that he was being replaced by someone else in his sister's heart. His time spent with her decreasing as the time she spent with him increases and he absolutely loathe him. Yet when Sooyoung proposes to play in the park it was always that short hyung that told him to come and tag along as well as being the hyung that hops off a swing so that he could play instead.

Minho, soon realises that it's too hard to hate on someone so nice and naturally caring as the elder. So as they grew up he realises more and more how the elder is someone he slowly became dependent on. Telling him first even before his own sister about the confusion that he was feeling and the struggles he was facing became something Minho never regretted. Because unlike other close minded people Jonghyun opened his arms accepting him wholly allowing the younger to cry his heart’s content.

"So, what I was thinking was that you bring him over for dinner tomorrow since I know Minyoung is going to end up calling you instead of me to pick her up. Like always, even though I am the father." Jonghyun whined to the other, words regarding his daughter sounding bitter. Even going so far as emphasising on the last sentence because in all honesty he still doesn't understand why it's so hard for his daughter to let him do his job of being an awesome father.

Minho couldn't hide the smirk that forms on his face at the sound of his ever so clueless brother in law. 'Was it really that hard to realise why your own daughter is so protective of you?´ The younger thought, recalling the pass times when Minyoung's eyes were blatantly throwing daggers at any woman who dared step inside the invisible circle that surrounded her father. The brunette couldn't blame the younger though. Women are such strange creatures, pretty vicious and scary too.

"Hyung, do you really not know why Minnie, acts like that? Ah, and I thought you were the self-convinced smart one." The younger says in a whisper obviously loud enough to be heard. Daggers were being drilled right through his forehead.

"Yah, I'm still your hyung. Respect me!" The older cried, making the other chuckle in return.

"But seriously, Min, I really do want to meet the person that’s allowing you to smile like that." The older says sincerely fingers busying themselves with the gold ring that surrounds his finger. 'The smiles you use to smile when your sister was still around.' The older added in his thought.

Minho knew how even after 7 years, that the older still blamed himself for the death of his wife. The thought made Minho inwardly frown. He never did once put the blame of his sister´s death on Jonghyun because he knew that the older loved Sooyoung to the best that his heart could. Minho couldn't blame his hyung because he knew that his feelings for her were true.

"Hyung, you know I've never once blamed you for it, and I don't think anyone has either." Minho tells the older because sometimes he feels that he hasn't said enough about the matter adding more reasons to why Jonghyun shouldn´t blame himself. The younger smiles as the older gives a small nod.

"I know but someti-" Minho really doesn't want to listen to his hyung making himself feel any worse than he needs to and so he interrupts.

"His name is Lee Taemin." with a huge, fat smile painted on his face, of course.

The older realises that all Minho wanted was to tell him that he wasn't the one to blame and smiles when the younger mentioned his significant other for the first time. He feels like an older brother when it seemed like he had achieved something whenever Minho would smile so wide that both corners of his lips would touch his ears. He feels genuine happiness for the younger.

"Well, Lee Taemin must be the one then. He has gotten you wrapped around his fingers and he probably doesn't even know it." He older stated amused seeing how whipped the younger had become the past year.

The younger smiles in a haze, remembering the soft skin that just melts his stress away. "You don't even know, hyung." Minho says breathless receiving a low chuckle, before hearing footsteps resonating through the walls.

Minho couldn't wait to show Taemin off to Jonghyun. He knows how the younger must be feeling and he can't help but chuckle. He knows that everything will go on smoothly just as he had planned.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Minho waits in front of Minyoung's school gate along with the other parents. He can't deny how his body itched because of the stares he was receiving. It was times like these that he begins to understand just why Minyoung was so reluctant on bringing Jonghyun to school.

The door opens and out comes Kibum. The quick exchange of sly smiles shows that the elder was aware about the meeting. Soon after kids upon kids came running out, jumping to their parents embrace. Some waving good bye to their friends while other showed pictures and paintings to their parents. The smile that seemed to be permanently glued on to the assistant teacher's face grew wider at the sight in front of him.

If there was anything Minho was envious of when it came to Jonghyun was the fact that he had a lovely bubbly and undeniably cute daughter that loved him very much. Yet the green monster couldn't find their way out when seeing Taemin and his beautiful smiling face linked hand in hand with his one and only niece. Minho is too happy and excited to let envy eat him.

"Uncle Minho," the little girl cried, running straight to his open arms. "I heard Taemin oppa was coming with us to meet daddy." Minyoung said in a mumble burying her little face into the crook of his uncle's neck.

"He is, sweetie, do you think your daddy will approve?"

"He'll have no choice because I do." The little girl said with a cheeky grin as she turned her head to face her uncle offering him an assuring smile.

"I'm glad."

"Hi Min." Taemin said as he walk towards them, clearly nervous making Minyoung and Minho chuckle.

"My daddy isn't going to eat you, you know." Minyoung says making the tint occupying Taemin's cheeks turn a shade darker.

"You'll be fine Tae, trust me." Minho assured the younger taking his hands and intertwining them making the youngest of the three giggle as they walk back to the car.

Saying that Taemin is nervous isn't really the right word to describe how he was feeling, the boy was completely terrified. What if the head of the Kims´ household disliked him? He couldn't possibly be that bad could he? Maybe Taemin wasn’t the richest or the prettiest, but he can't be that bad.

He told himself to relax and to just go with the flow. Everything will be alright as long as Minho, his lover is with him. So he focuses on the cute close relationship between the uncle and the niece. They were joking with one another and laughing which makes Taemin wonder if Minyoung was Minho's child instead.

They pull up to a massive house and Taemin was lost for words. He knew Minho came from a big family. Who hasn't heard about the Choi Enterprise? But what he was looking- gawking at. It is just something so unrealistic; it's almost like a castle from a fairy tale story with a modern twist. Cream white painted the whole wall, with varnished wood for a veranda, and beautiful followers cascading from the walls.

"Wow... It looks like..." The seven year old giggled at the innocent reaction.

"A castle, I get that a lot. But it's really just a big, big house." Minyoung explained, as she pulls Taemin to come with her. She knew that by this time her father would be resting in his office back from work or hiding, and the little girl can't wait to tell him how much fun she's had.

Taemin stood in front of the door. Frozen like a statue with Minho in front of him lifting an eager Minyoung up so she could reach for the doorbell.

Taemin takes a lung full of air closing his eyes, opening them again once he assures himself that everything will be alright. The door began to open, revealing a beautiful woman. 'Wait, I thought Minho said his brother in law was a widower.'

"Good afternoon, Minho-shi, Ms Kim." The lady said who doesn't even look any older than 30 bowed, making the youngest smile and giggle, puzzling Taemin.

"Sunhye unnie remember, I told you, it's Mimi. You don't have to say that." Minyoung said giving the women named Sunhye a hug. "Sorry, baby Mimi, but it was an order from your grandfather."

Minyoung smiles before gesturing the older girl to crouch down. She whispers something to her ear loud enough to be heard by everyone, automatically making each of their lips pull into a smile. "It's okay unnie, grandpa isn't here, so it's okay." Everyone literally melts at the cute comment of the younger.

Taemin finally understands that Sunhye is Minyoung's care taker. Probably for when both Minho and her father are unable to look after her.

"Sunhye noona, I've brought someone with me." Minho states, circling his arms around the waist of his lover pulling him out into the open. Sunhye smiles,

"I've never doubted you Minho but I think you have certainly out done yourself." Sunhye says, as she looks over at the slim beautiful boy, making the couple both smile at the compliment. Taemin bowed introducing himself before saying thank you, making the young woman smile as she lets them inside.

By the time everyone was seated in the living room Taemin realised how Minyoung was no longer with them. "Hey Min, do you know where Minnie is?" The youngest of the two asked.

Minho nodded. "She's probably looking for her dad, every afternoon Jonghyun-hyung will hide somewhere in the house and Minyoung will have to find him before he comes out. It has been a tradition ever since Minyoung started school." The older explained getting simple nods from the younger.

"They're really close, huh?" The younger states making the older chuckle and smile.

"To Jonghyun-hyung, Minyoung is the only person his whole world revolves around."

"I found you!"

The couple smiled at the familiar voice that resonated through the house. But with that Taemin's heart rate began to slowly increase as he hears footsteps coming from the stair case. He shuts his eyes, trying to regulate his breathing. "You'll be fine, trust me." With that Taemin forgets the uneasiness and squeezes Minho's hand telling him that he was going to be fine.

"So you're the pretty boy that has gotten my one and only brother in law whipped to oblivion." Taemin jumps up to his feet, turning towards the voice. Bowing as low as he could he introduced himself, however while bending down into a bow he hears laughter coming from someone in front of him. "I'm old, I know but I don't think you need to be bowing that low. Seriously you might hurt your back, kiddo." And with that nervous younger finds himself staring into an all too familiar set of doe eyes but this time instead of soft pinchable cheeks and long black hair, he was staring in to the eyes of a very... very good looking man with prominent cheekbones and a sharp jawline. This time he concludes that there is a reason why Minyoung looks so adorable and attractive; it's in her DNA.

"See, I told you my daddy isn't scary. He's really short and comfy like a short teddy bear." Minyoung assured her teacher making the older pout.

"It's not my fault I've only grown up to 5ft 8, it's in my genes, okay?" The older act hurt making Minyoung giggle.

"It's okay daddy, I love you either way. I'll just ask uncle Minho to piggy back me when I want to go higher," the witty reply got everybody laughing. Taemin couldn't even stifle his own laughter, while eyeing the man who only towered over him by only a centimetre. Taemin couldn't help but think that the height didn't really matter. The older seemed to make it up with everything else; an admirable father, and supportive brother in law.

"Master Jonghyun the table is set." Seeing what happened next made the second youngest of the four smile.

"Noona, how many times do I have to tell you, Jonghyun is fine." The apple doesn't fall far from the tree, Taemin thinks with a small smile.

"Didn't I tell you that everything is going to be just fine?" Minho whispers in his lover's ears. They walk inside the huge dining room, another room the younger can't help but fawn over; so spacious and luxurious.

When the two young lovers got to their places, Jonghyun was already seated in the top of the dining table with Minyoung seated at the right of him, followed by Sunhye. The two shared discreet smiles before settling down on the left side of the older.

"Well, since everyone probably had a hard day lets just eat now." The master of the table proposed, everyone's heads nodding in agreement.

The five began to eat in silence before Jonghyun, decides to clear his throat. "So how long has it been?" Minho nudges Taemin by the knee telling him to answer the elder.

"We've been seeing each other for a year but we've only gotten together for 4 months ago." The still nervous other replied carefully.

The older smiled at them, "I'm happy to know that Minho here is smiling like he used too. All because of you Taemin-ah." Jonghyun smiles. Taemin could only smile in return, he knew about Minho and his close relationship with his sister.

After a couple of questions here and there and a few giggles from Minyoung, who caught them hiding their interlocked hands underneath the table. Both Minho and Taemin thought that it was indeed going to plan.

Taemin couldn't believe just how nice the Kims´were. Feeling guilty and pathetic for worrying over nothing but what continues to puzzle him is, why he had never seen the elder take his own daughter to school. With such a close relationship, he finds it hard to understand how Minyoung could even leave her father.

"Um... Sir... can I-" before Taemin could even finish the older began laughing uncontrollably clutching his stomach.

"Y-you, don't need to call me that, Taemin-ah, hyung would do just fine." The older says still chuckling at the wide eyed boy who nodded.

"Well, hyung..." The younger started again.

"See that's better no need for such a formal greeting, I'm not Minho's father although half the time I do act like it, what were you saying?" Jonghyun asks, biting into a piece of juicy steak.

"I just wanted to ask, why I've never seen you take Minyoung to school?" The younger asks, Minho whose widen eyes seem to replicate the little doe eye ones.

Thinking of something to say, Minho responds, "Hey don't you want me dropping Minnie of anymore?" Minho feigned hurt, receiving a sigh of relief from the 7 year old. Taemin slaps his hands playfully.

"You know, I don't mean that, it's just I've never seen Jonghyun-hyung take Minnie to class that's all." In all honesty it was a valid question. But as much as the older wanted to answer it. He didn’t know the answer himself.

"Hey daddy, you never guess what... Umma bought me lots of books today. They´re all in my bag. We should read them before we go to bed." the younger pipes in, eyes lively and full as she smiles up to her father.

Jonghyun smiled, what a wonderful woman his daughter must have as a teacher. To go to the extent where she allowed the younger to call her mother and even bake cookies and buy her books.

"Minnie, take good care of what Kibum-hyung gets you. He worked hard to find all of them since he knew it´s something you love." Taemin instructs the younger with a playful smile. She happily smiled in return before nodding.

"Of course, I will Taemin oppa. I look after everything umma has ever brought me see." The little girls says pointing at the bright white and pink bow that clipped her hair together.

Jonghyun, couldn't help but choke slightly on air. He knew it was his daughter's teacher that she called Ki-umma. Which she talks so fondly of, but he always thought that it was a woman, but a boy! Now this was unexpected.

"Wait, so Ki-umma… is a boy?" He asks slowly still trying not to choke on whatever it is that he was eating. 

Receiving a slow and careful nod from the younger, "Correction, daddy, Ki-umma is a very, very, very pretty boy." After correcting her father, Minyoung goes back to talking more about her Ki-umma.

"He brushed my hair, read me 3 books and baked me cookies today too, daddy! Umma is really good at baking, it's always so yummy!" It pains Jonghyun to see just how much his daughter had missed out on and yet never once complained.

This Kibum person seems to be the only thing his daughter would ever talk about and Jonghyun makes it a personal mission to find out more about this said 'Ki-umma'. The parent couldn't help but think for the worse. What if this 'umma' was a grown man with a beer belly who pretends to be nice but was just a e? 'God, please let my daughter be safe.' 

Though, didn't Minyoung just emphasise, how pretty the other is.

Needless to say after dinner Taemin felt like he was at home. The beautiful house was filled with even more wonderful people. Minho every once in a while would look at him and squeeze his hands in reassurance. While the auburn haired younger can't help but feel so honoured to know that such a close bonded relationship could exist between father and daughter.

"Thank you for having me here, Jonghyun hyung." The younger says bowing towards the older who smiled in return.

"No problem Taemin-ah, come back soon and maybe if I'm lucky I'll get to meet you in school instead." Jonghyun teases earning a laugh from the others.

"Goodbye Minnie, I'll see you in school tomorrow." The younger bid farewell to the little girl who was hoisted up in to her father´s arms, she extends both arms to hug him goodbye.

"Bye bye, Taeminnie oppa."

When the door shuts Minho pulls the younger in for a hug. "I told you everything was going to be alright, didn't I?"

The younger nods and smiles pecking a chaste kiss on his boyfriend´s cheeks, "Thank you, Minho, it's amazing to finally meet your family."

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Well, well isn't it nice to meet you, the big meeting will occur next chapter and I've finally finished chapter 10 so that means we're pretty good hopefully I can continue working like this <3

So, how did you find this chapter, its 2min yay I hope you guys like them, they're cute I must say but I'm a religious Jongkey shipper XD (and proud !!!!)

And I think JongxMinyoung father and daughter action is totally adorable :D

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